Quotes by Matt Barnes

Some guys didn't have fathers. Some guys grew up with great dads but the weight of fatherhood shifts onto their shoulders because they make millions now. Some guys are away from their kids or divorced. I'm letting them all know they aren't alone when it comes to fatherhood issues and to encourage them to make time for their kids.

I always wanted to do NBA Cares but they didn't want me to represent the league. I just did Matt Cares instead. I went to Africa by myself to do camps and clinics.

The NBA never wanted to use me to market their work even though I have a huge following and lots of fans. I was the bad guy to them.

The league feels like it's their job to protect the referees more than the players.

When I feel something isn't right, I'm going to speak my mind and stand even if it's by myself.

I wear my heart on my sleeve.

Sometimes I act off emotion, but I also try to speak my mind. Take it or leave it, really.

If you take the chance to get to know me off the court, you'll see that I'm not the bad guy that everybody wants me to be on the court.

I play basketball hard-nosed and if you're not on my team, during that 48 minutes we're enemies.

We call media out that hasn't played and have crazy opinions.